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WASHING THE WORLD: A POEM FOR CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Black Coffee Poet

Washing the World By Anna Marie Sewell In the dark at this end of the year so much stacked up against the light between us, against the odds despite the tears, in this season’s bitter wind listen to a dream … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aboriginal poetry, Anna Marie Sewell, Canadas Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, decolonization literature, Edmonton Poetr Laureate, First Nations poetry, Highway of Tears, Indigenous Feminism, Mi'gmaq Nation, Mi'gmaq poetry, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered First Nations Women, Resistance Poetry, Sisters In Spirit, Violence Against Women, words of resistance | 1 Comment

NOT VANISHING

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Black Coffee Poet

Not Vanishing by Chrystos Reviewed By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I first read about Chrystos in REDWIRE Magazine. She was listed as one of the top ten Indigenous writers you have to read as an Indigenous person. I remember the photo … Continue reading →

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WASHING THE WORLD: A POEM FOR CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN

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